Electric Vehicles, Extended Range, Michigan and Universal

DLR team develops demonstrator of free-piston linear generator as range extender for EVs; technology transfer to Universal Motor Corp.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Institute of Vehicle Concepts in Stuttgart have developed a demonstrator multi-fuel free-piston linear generator (FPLG, or Freikolbenlineargenerator, FKLG in German) as a range extender for electric vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Universal Range Motors Motoring

DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

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JULY 29, 2021

Awardees across six projects will help develop a better understanding of new mobility technologies, particularly on how automated, connected, electric, and shared vehicle technology, such as automated electric shuttles and connected vehicle/infrastructure technologies, interact with the larger transportation system.

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Li-ion Emissions Lithium Sulfur Lithium Ion

Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design

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JUNE 13, 2009

University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). Mississippi State University was awarded third place for its EREV, fueled by B20 biodiesel.

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Ohio Universal 2009 Design

GM to introduce at least 10 new New Energy Vehicles in China from 2016-2020; focus on autonomy, connectivity and sharing

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

At a press conference in Shanghai, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said that the company will introduce at least 10 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China. In June, GM began using mass-production methods for autonomous vehicles.

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Connect Connected GM China

EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures; Plug-in Li-ion Packs and Renewable Energy Common Attributes

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Student engineers participating in EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge unveiled their vehicle architectures at the Washington Auto Show. The 17 designs range from systems using on-board hydrogen fuel cells to full battery-electric vehicles. Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREV).

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Li-ion Plug-in Plug Renewable

XG Sciences lands SBIR/STTR award to develop Si/graphene anodes for Li-ion batteries for EVs

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

As part of the FY 2012 Phase I Release 3 SBIR/STTR Award program, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Michigan-based XG Sciences, a manufacturer of graphene nanoplatelets ( earlier post ), a contract to develop low-cost, high-energy Si/graphene anodes for Li-ion batteries for use in extended range electric vehicle applications.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Batteries Battery

GM and U Mich receive patent on plug-in series hybrid/extended range electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator engines

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NOVEMBER 25, 2012

GM Global Technology Operations LLC and the Regents of the University of Michigan recently were awarded a US patent (Nº 8,261,860) for a plug-in series hybrid or range-extended electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator (FPLA) engines. Click to enlarge.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Large automakers based in Michigan, including GM, Chrysler, and Ford, will receive a total of more than $400 million to manufacture thousands of advanced hybrid and electric vehicles as well as batteries and electric drive components.

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Grant Lithium Ion Obama St. Louis

Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

(CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM Dr. Patil has an undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay (India) and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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Li-ion Power Powered Market

Survey Finds Potential EV Customers Would Trade Range for Price

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MAY 10, 2010

The online survey was conducted by a team of MBA students from University of Michigan Ross School of Business. One hundred miles range has long been considered a customer requirement for full-functioning, highway-capable electric vehicles. A total of 367 consumers completed the survey.

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SAE REX: PHEVs and REEVs could open door for advanced combustion regime engines

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

We believe that, using both of those together, co-optimizing the fuel and the engine, and combining it now with the overall electrified vehicle, you can get dramatic reductions in the overal CO 2 level. What if that ICE is now operating in a very narrow range, powering the electric vehicle? Using a “multi-mode”—i.e.,

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PHEV Engine Fuel Economy Economy

The EV Transition Explained

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

front trunk (“frunk”), while concealed beneath is the new skateboard frame with its dual electric motors (one for each axle) and a big 98 kWh standard (and 131 kWh extended range) battery pack. Ford is walking a tightrope, trying at the same time to convince everyone that EVs are the same as ICE vehicles yet different,” says.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

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DLR team develops demonstrator of free-piston linear generator as range extender for EVs; technology transfer to Universal Motor Corp.

DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design

GM to introduce at least 10 new New Energy Vehicles in China from 2016-2020; focus on autonomy, connectivity and sharing

EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures; Plug-in Li-ion Packs and Renewable Energy Common Attributes

XG Sciences lands SBIR/STTR award to develop Si/graphene anodes for Li-ion batteries for EVs

GM and U Mich receive patent on plug-in series hybrid/extended range electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator engines

President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

Survey Finds Potential EV Customers Would Trade Range for Price

SAE REX: PHEVs and REEVs could open door for advanced combustion regime engines

The EV Transition Explained

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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